Scarf-retainer



(No Model.)

J- SANDILANDS.

SCAR? RETAINER. No 301,757. Patented July 8, 1884;

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JOEE" SANDILANDS, OF SAN FRAXOISGO, CALIFORNIA.

SCARF-RETAINER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 301,757, dated July 8,1884. Application filed April 19, 1884. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN SANDILANDS, a citizen of the Kingdom of GreatBritain, and a resident of San Francisco, in the county of San FranciscoandState of Oalifornia,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Scarf- Retaincrs; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and. use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification, and in which- Figurel is a view of the backor inside part of a scarf or necktie provided with my im proved fasteneror retainer. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same, showing thefastener adjusted upon the collar stud or button. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the fastening or retaining device detached, andFig.4 is an edge View of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to devices for fastening and retainingscarfsand neckties in their proper position around the neck of the wearer; andit consists in the improved fastener,which will be hereinafter morefully described and claimed, and which is an improvement upon thescarf-retainer for which Letters Patent of the United States No. 293,093were granted to me on the 5th day of February, 1884.

In the accompanying drawings, A denotes a scarf or necktie, which may beof any desired style, shape, and construction.

The fastener consists of a rou nd disk of metal, having two projectingears, B B, a slot, 0, leading from the periphery of the disk toward anda little beyond the center of the same, and struck up upon a suitabledie to form the cup shape shown at D. This cup is fastened to the insideof the tie by stitchesthrough the perforated fiat ears B B on oppositesides of the central slot or inlet, C, the outer ends of which are bentinwardly, as shown at E, to form steps,

which will prevent the head of the collar stu'd or button (shown at F)from slipping out of the slot 0. This slot is of such a width that itwill easily admit of the passage of the shank or narrow part of thecollar stud or button, and after the fastener has been placed properlyin its position upon the stud it will be seen that its shape is suchthat it will fit closely over the rounded head F of the stud or button,accommodating itself to its shape, while the inwardly-projecting stops EE will prevent the cup D from slipping off of head F, unless the deviceis pushed against it in such a manner as to disengage the stops from thestud.

It will be seen that this device can be struck up from any suitablesheet metal at a very small expense; that it can be affixed to any kindof a scarf or necktie; that there are no sharp edges to cut into or wearthe fabric of the neckband or collar, and that it can be attached to anddisengaged from the collar stud or button in a moment of time.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States The herein-described fasteningdevice for attachment to neck-wear, consisting of the circularcup-shaped plate D, provided with the slot 0, stops E, and ears B B, onopposite sides of and at right angles to the slot, substantially as setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J OHN SANDILANDS.

lVitnesses: BENJAMIN W. L. NrcoLL, Louis Rrnenn.

